Question

A web cookie is a small piece of data that is _______

(a) sent from a website and stored in user’s web browser while a user is browsing a website

(b) sent from user and stored in the server while a user is browsing a website

(c) sent from root server to all servers

(d) sent from the root server to other root servers

I have been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

The question is from World Wide Web topic in division TCP/IP Protocol Suite of Computer Network

Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) sent from a website and stored in user’s web browser while a user is browsing a website

To elaborate: A web cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in user’s web browser while a user is browsing the website and is used to remember stateful information about the user’s operations on the website. This can help the website provide a better browsing experience to the user.